Flora of North America species comparison

flowering shoots often decumbent proximally, 5–20(–30) cm, glandular-pubescent distally, pilose-subglabrous, deflexed or spreading proximally;

non-flowering shoots present; small tufts of leaves present in axils of proximal leaves.

usually erect, simple or several-branched, from branched caudex, rarely bushy, 6–40 cm, glandular-pilose, hairs in mid-stem region equaling or longer than stem diam.; small axillary tufts of leaves absent Leaves sessile;

blade 7–25 × 1–6 mm;

basal rosette absent or poorly developed and withering when young;

proximal with blade oblanceolate to spatulate;

distal with blade linear-lanceolate or lanceolate to narrowly elliptic, apex usually acute, rarely obtuse, glandular-pilose.

not marcescent, sessile, ± spatulate proximally;

blade linear-lanceolate to lanceolate or narrowly oblong, 4–30 × 0.5–6 mm, apex acute, rarely obtuse, subglabrous to softly pubescent, sometimes glandular.

lax, 1–20-flowered cymes, pubescence short, glandular;

bracts lanceolate, margins narrow, scarious, glandular-pubescent.

diffuse, elongate, usually with single dichotomy at or below mid stem, 3–18-flowered cymes, glandular-pubescent, flowers widely and racemosely spaced in axils of paired bracts along each branch;

bracts herbaceous, lanceolate, glandular-pubescent.

curved just below calyx, 5–30 mm, 1–6 times as long as sepals, glandular-pubescent.

sharply curved just below capsule, 2–10(–15) mm, shorter than to 2 times as long as capsule, with dense, patent, glandular pubescence.

sepals narrowly lanceolate to lance-elliptic, 3.5–7 mm, margins narrow, softly pubescent;

petals obovate, 7.5–12.5 mm, ca. 2 times as long as sepals, apex 2-fid;

stamens 10;

anthers 0.8–1.1 mm;

styles 5.

sepals lanceolate, 3–5 mm, apex acute, glandular-hispid, hairs not extending beyond sepal tips, inner sepals with broad margins, outer sepals with very narrow margins;

petals oblanceolate, 2–3 mm, shorter than sepals, apex 2-fid ca. 1/4 of length;

stamens 5;

styles 5.

cylindric, curved, 7.5–11.5 × 2.5–4 mm, (1–)1.5–2 times as long as sepals;

teeth 10, erect, margins convolute.

narrowly cylindric, curved, 7–8.5 mm, ca. 2 times as long as sepals;

teeth 10, erect, margins convolute.

brown, 0.6–1.2 mm diam., tuberculate;

testa not inflated.

light brown, 0.4–0.7 mm diam., tuberculate;

testa not inflated.

= 36, 72, (108, Europe).